Amaravati, Feb 1 (IANS) Strongly condemning what it calls the ‘murder attempt’ on former Minister Ambati Rambabu, YSR Congress Party on Sunday sought the Centre’s intervention over ‘political violence’ in Andhra Pradesh.The main opposition party termed the murder attempt on its leader a shocking assault on democracy and a sign of collapsing law and order in Andhra Pradesh. It said the incident reflects a dangerous trend of targeting opposition voices and intimidating those who question the gov…
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Amaravati, Jan 22 (IANS) YSR Congress Party president Y. S. Jagan Mohan Reddy on Thursday made it clear that there is no point in attending the Andhra Pradesh Assembly unless the status of Leader of Opposition is accorded to him. Former Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Jagan asked the Assembly Speaker what was stopping him from giving opposition party status to the YSR Congress Party (YSRCP), the only party in opposition in the House.Responding to queries at a news conference here, he said that onl…
Amaravati, Jan 21 (IANS) Andhra Pradesh Assembly Speaker Chintakayala Ayyanna Patrudu on Wednesday suggested a ‘no work, no pay’ policy for MLAs who are not attending the Assembly.He also mooted the proposal to give voters the ‘Right to Recall’ such public representatives.The Speaker made the suggestion at the 86th All India Conference of Presiding Officers on “Accountability of Legislature towards the People” at Lucknow.He was apparently hinting at Opposition YSR Congress Party (YSR…
Amaravati, Jan 16 (IANS) YSR Congress Party president Y. S. Jagan Mohan Reddy on Friday reacted strongly to the murder of a YSRCP activist allegedly by TDP men in Andhra Pradesh’s Palnadu district, warning Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu that he will “certainly have to pay the price”. Jagan accused Chief Minister Naidu of indulging in the politics of violence.”Mr. Chandrababu Naidu, the people will never forgive you for indulging in the politics of violence. You will certainly have to pay th…
Amaravati, Dec 28 (IANS) YSR Congress Party leader and former Minister Perni Venkataramaiah on Sunday alleged that it was the Telugu Desam Party which introduced the culture of animal sacrifice and blood offerings at flex boards, and is now falsely blaming YSRCP to divert public attention from the failures of the coalition government in Andhra Pradesh.Perni Nani, as Venkataramaiah is popularly known, condemned the TDP-led coalition government for what he called “diversionary and vindictive pol…
Kadapa, Dec 25 (IANS) YSR Congress Party president and former Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y. S. Jagan Mohan Reddy celebrated Christmas along with family members at the CSI Church in their hometown, Pulivendula, on Thursday. Jagan’s mother Y. S. Vijayamma, wife Y. S. Bharathi Reddy, cousin and Kadapa MP Y. S. Avinash Reddy and other senior YSRCP leaders participated in the event.The YSRCP chief cut the Christmas cake in the presence of family members, friends and well-wishers and exchanged gree…
Visakhapatnam, Dec 23 (IANS) Leader of the Opposition in the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Council, Botcha Satyanarayana, on Tuesday, alleged that the TDP-led coalition government in the state has failed on all fronts.The YSR Congress Party (YSRCP) leader said that after the party comes to power, it will bring to book all “fraudsters” responsible for the privatisation of medical colleges.Speaking to the media here, he said former Chief Minister Y. S. Jagan Mohan Reddy met the Governor to apprise hi…